Shoe and method of making the same



July 24, 1934. s. TROY SHOE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed Jan. 30,1932 INVENTOR BY ATTORNEY Patented July 24, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE SHOE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Seymour Troy, New York, N. Y.

Application January 30,

2 Claims.

This invention relates to shoes and a method for making them, and, morespecifically, to slippers, pumps and the like which have a relativelylow opening for receiving the foot.

In general it is an object of this invention to provide a method andproduct resulting therefrom of the character described which is simpleand economical of construction, which can be expeditiously andconveniently manufactured and assembled.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shoe which shows neitherstitching nor tape along its upper edge.

Another object is to provide a shoe, the upper of which extends over theupper edge and hides all means for securing the upper to the Otherobjects of the invention will lining. in part be nection with theaccompanying which drawing, in

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a shoe embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross-section of a portion of the shoe shown in Fig. 2 takenalong Fig. 3 is a cross-section the lines 2-2; and

of an upper, a lining and a binding tape at one step in the process ofmaking the shoe shown in Fig. 1.

The appearance which a shoe presents is an important feature in themarketing and sale of footwear. It is highly desirable that the structural elements be hidden from View and that in as details which looksimple and neat as far are not purely decorative are concerned. Thepresent invention supplies a shoe wherein the outer firmly secured tothe covering,

known as the upper, is lining by stitching immce diately adjacent therim surrounding the ankle, but which, nevertheless, shows no stitchingeither inside or outside. ing tape is used in Furthermore, althoughbindthe shoe construction, it is merely to be folded sham edge withinthe shoe to wear against hoisery.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in 1932, Serial No. 589,777

the drawing the upper 11 of the shoe 10 extends over the edge or topmostrim 12 and is so stitched to the lining 13 that although a seam isvisible on the inside of the shoe, the stitches are completely hidden.In the building of the shoe .60 a lining 13 is secured between the upper11 and a binding tape i l by stitching 15 along a common edge, as shownin Fig. 3. The upper is then drawn up and over the common edge andbrought down on the other side until it is again parallel 65 and incontact with the lining except for that portion bent over the commonedge as shown in Fig. 2.

The binding tape 14, which is preferably used to impart a certaindesirable stiffness and formretaining property to the upper edge of theshoe, is thus shown to be positioned between the upper and the lining,and hidden from view by the enveloping fold of the upper. It will beapparent that the surfaces of the upper and the lining which are to beseen in the completed shoe must have been face-to-face during thestitching so that when the upper is drawn or folded over the top in themanner described, these surfaces may be exposed. If desired, an adhesivein the space 16 may further unite the inner lining and upper and acanvas stiffener or interlining of the usual type may be employed.

In a shoe made by the above process the stitching and tape are entirelyinvisible. There is no 85 outward bulge of tape. The final product issimple, smart and attractive.

Since certain changes in carrying out the above process, and certainmodifications in the article which embody the invention may be madewithout departing from its scope, it is intended that all mattercontained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawingshall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting I sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended tocover all of the generic and specific features of the invention hereindescribed, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as amatter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. In a shoe, in combination with an upper and. 1 5 a lining a bindingtape stitched to said upper and said lining, said parts being soarranged and the upper being so folded as to hide from View all of saidstitching and all of said binding tape, and means also completely hiddenfrom view by said positioned and held against relative movement that theupper extends partially within the inner portion of the shoe, the liningof the shoe and every means of attaching the lining to the upper beingcompletely invisible when the shoe is worn.

SEYMOUR TROY.

